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Get and set the active scale for the Live session.

Command line

scale get

Get the active scale

scale set

Set the active scale (song-level; new clips inherit it)
root-note
required
Root note: note name (C, C#, D, Db, …, B) or pitch class 0–11
scale-name
required
Major, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Minor, Aeolian, Locrian

MCP tools

get_active_scale

Get the active scale (root + scale name) from the project, if set.

set_active_scale

Set the song-level scale and enable Scale Mode. Newly-created clips inherit these settings.
root_note
String
required
Pitch class: note name (C, C#, D, Db, …, B) or integer 0–11
scale_name
String
required
Scale name: Major, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Minor, Aeolian, Locrian